wees
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ʋeːs/
noun
Definitions
- An orphan, who survived both parents
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wêse inherited from Old Dutch wēso inherited from *waiso (orphan) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (widow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁widʰéwh₂
Gloss
widow
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
寡
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vidua Latin
- Waise German
- Waisenhaus German
- fiets Dutch, Flemish
- gegroet Dutch, Flemish
- geneesmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- huis Dutch, Flemish
- jongen Dutch, Flemish
- kind Dutch, Flemish
- meisje Dutch, Flemish
- weesfiets Dutch, Flemish
- weesgegroet Dutch, Flemish
- weesgeneesmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- weeshuis Dutch, Flemish
- weesjongen Dutch, Flemish
- weeskind Dutch, Flemish
- weesmeisje Dutch, Flemish
- *h₁widʰéwh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *widuwǭ Proto-Germanic
- wuduwasa Old English
- विधवा Sanskrit
- *vьdova Proto-Slavic
- wesekint Middle Dutch
- wêse Middle Dutch
- *waiso gmw-pro
- wēso Old Dutch
- *widwā Proto-Celtic
- *HwidʰáwaH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ewítʰewos Proto-Hellenic